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Peacock Blue

DecoTime Blue cool

DecoTime 263 Peacock Blue is a dark blue alcohol marker in the Blue family. It sits in the darker value range, making it well-suited for night sky, deep water, dark denim. Cool undertones make it well-suited to shadows, skies, and atmospheric depth.

Blue family Cool temperature 30% lightness
Night skyDeep waterDark denimDeep seaDark cool shadows
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Peacock Blue
Color Family
Blue
Temperature
Cool
Lightness (HSL)
30%
Saturation (HSL)
58%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
69
Prussian Blue Perceptual L40%
62
Marine Blue Perceptual L44%
Current Marker
263
Peacock Blue Perceptual L44%
Highlight Side
BG7
Blue Grey 7 Perceptual L51%
75
Dark Blue Light Perceptual L54%

Works Well With

Highlights
73
Ultra Marine
+12 lightness
70
Royal Blue
+15 lightness
64
Indian Blue
+17 lightness
71
Cobalt Blue
+17 lightness
Shadows
192
Winter Night
-12 lightness
Analogous Colors
CG7
Cool Grey 7
15° hue shift
68
Turquoise Blue
16° hue shift
183
Phthalo Blue
16° hue shift
192
Winter Night
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

214
Bright Apricot
opposite hue
216
Bright Orange
opposite hue
259
Peachy Blush
opposite hue
269
Carrot Orange
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 263 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🪦 Graveyard Green
Near-black pine, soot charcoal, and desaturated spectral greens settle into old stone shadows.
Seasonal
🔦 Crime Scene
Yellow tape. Concrete. Someone left in a hurry.
Cinematic
🌊 Ferry Window Ride
Foggy teal water past a smudged window; the city behind you fading into mauve.
Emotional
🖨 Linocut
Two-color block print pulled fresh from the press; carved white lines biting through saturated ink.
Art Style
🐠 Aquarium Glow
Deep blue tank. Teal light column. Something moves in dark.
Lighting
🌃 Streetlamp
Sodium-orange pool on wet asphalt; everything past the curb gives up.
Lighting
🏮 Winter Lantern
Paper lantern carried across blue snow at dusk; an amber pool moving through silence the snow keeps eating.
Seasonal
❄ Winter Solstice Indoors
4pm already dark outside; cold blue window light against amber interior — longest night, shortest shadow.
Seasonal

Similar Colors in Blue

62
Marine Blue
deep blue
#1E5878
63
Cerulean Blue
mid blue
#5092CC
64
Indian Blue
mid blue
#4878A8
65
Ice Blue
pale blue
#B8D8F0
66
Baby Blue
light vivid blue
#78B8E8
67
Pastel Blue
pale blue
#B0D0F0
69
Prussian Blue
deep blue
#1E4878
72
Napoleon Blue
deep blue
#183070

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